Vegan Candy-apple Coupes (apple Ice Cream)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups macadamia nuts, chopped
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons agave nectar
• 9 ounces silken firm tofu
• 1 1/2 cups plain soymilk
• 1 cup turbinado sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped from pod
• 2 large granny smith apples, peeled and finely diced
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 to make praline:
• 2 combine nuts, sugar and 1 tbsp waer in a saucepan. bring to a boil, and simmer 10 minutes or until sugar is carmelized, stirring occasionally. stir in agave nectar. spread on parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake 10 minutes. cool and crumble. set aside.
• 3 to make apple ice cream:.
• 4 puree tofu in food processor until smooth. add remaining ingredients and puree until smooth. churn in an ice cream maker. spread in rectangular baking pan, press.praline over top, and freeze until firm.
• 5 to make candied apples:.
• 6 combine all ingredients and 2 tbsp water in saucepan. simmer 5 to 7 minutes, or until apples have softened. cool.
• 7 cut apple ice cream into 8 rounds with a round cookie cutter and place on plates. spoon candied apples on top and around sides.
• 8 enjoy!